architectural history

This summer, the career of mid-century Modernist architect John Di Castri (1924-2005) was featured in an exhibition at Wentworth Villa Architectural…

While disguised by his innate humility, Raymond Moriyama, who died at age 93 in September, is proving to be one of the most influential architects Canada…

Modest Hopes By Don Loucks and Leslie Valpy (Dundurn Press, 2021) Modest Hopes is a deep dive into the experiences of Toronto’s immigrants during the…

The arrival of the new book series Building Arguments, a collaboration between Concordia University Press and the Canadian Centre for Architecture that…

Architect, theorist, and educator George Baird died at his Toronto home on October 17, 2023, at the age of 84.  A member of the Order of Canada (OC),…

The home and Canadian landmark was designed in 1979 and completed in 1988.

What is needed for today’s architects to tackle the wicked problem of sustainability?

Modern Architecture: A Planetary Warming History By Hans Ibelings (The Architecture Observer, 2023) REVIEW Graham Livesey Hans Ibelings’s latest…

Innate Terrain By Alissa North (University of Toronto Press, 2022) REVIEW Jason Brijraj         Landscape architect and scholar Alissa North is no…

In April, the Ontario Government announced that the Ontario Science Centre would be moved atop an underground parking garage at the redeveloped Ontario Place,…

Architect Moshe Safdie listens to Yo-Yo Ma play the prelude to Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major on an open deck by the sea, seated alongside King…

“Something akin to a miracle….” This is how John Fraser, Master Emeritus of Massey College describes his former institution, designed by Ron Thom in the early…

Étienne Joseph Gaboury, “father of landmarks,” and “Mr. Church,” has passed away peacefully on October 14, 2022 at the age of 92. Born in Bruxelle, Manitoba,…

Architect, planner, educator, and author, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel has been a leading figure in modern architecture for more than sixty years. She passed…

Architectural writer and cultural journalist, Adele Weder showcases the life and work of Ron Thom, an architect of unique genius, who fought to instill the…

Context and Content: The Memoir of a Fortunate Architect By A.J. Diamond (Dundurn Press, 2022) REVIEW Stefan Novakovic In the opening chapter of his…